About the day » Tuesday March 18, 1947Calender converter

• Aukje Trijntje de Boer, Workum, Gem. Workum, Friesland, Nederland († 2013)
• Judie Lane Soles, Horry County,South Carolina († 1998)
• Agnes Zwarts, Haarlem († 2017)
• Jan Lamein, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 2002)
• Ignatius Josephus Valkenet, Soest, Utrecht, Nederland († 2004)
• Francisca Elisabeth Christina Gijselhart, Tilburg († 1947)
• Gerritje (Gerda) Horn, amsterdam, Nederland († 2014)
• Dirkje van Duijn, Katwijk († 2016)
• Elizabeth Maria Schutter, Kampen († 2002)
• Barend Blankwater, Helmond († 2008)

• Arnoldus Hinderikus Tebbens (81), Groesbeek, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Berend Hendrik (Hendrikus) Groot Enzerink (61), Vorden
• Andrée Irène Everaert (1), Charleroi
• Andries Ansems (82), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aasje BEEKHUIZEN (70), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Baby Mol (0), Enschede
• Anthonie Pieter de Ruijter (61), Axel
• Holdinga (0), Doorn
• Andries Ansems (Anssems) (82), Dongen, Gemeente Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Hendriks (47), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1945 » Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
• 1945 » Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host
• 1946 » Michel Leclère, French race car driver
• 1947 » B. J. Wilson, English rock drummer († 1990)
• 1947 » David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster
• 1947 » Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright
• 1947 » Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1948 » Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
• 1948 » Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer († 2005)
• 1948 » Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1930 » Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (b. 1863)
• 1936 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)
• 1939 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
• 1947 » William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
• 1954 » Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Robert
8. Adrianus
9. Pieter
10. Jacobus
11. Peter
12. Petrus
13. Dirk
14. Jacob
15. Wilhelmus
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Elisabeth
5. Wilhelmina
6. Anna
7. Hendrika
8. Petronella
9. Catharina
10. Adriana
11. Geertruida
12. Margaretha
13. Yvonne
14. Jacoba
15. Helena
16. Linda

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
• January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
• January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
• February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
• July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
• September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
• November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

The temperature on March 18, 1947 was between 1.9 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.